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Bachelor's Button Amethyst Dreams

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Looking for something unique this year? Plant this drought-tolerant perennial beauty for years of textured blooms, illuminating the early summer garden. This Bachelor Button makes great cut flowers and attracts birds and butterflies to the garden. (Centaurea montana) PP#20781

Plant Information

Bachelor Buttons are known for being extremely easy to grow and putting on a colorful, textured show in the summer garden. They also attract wildlife and American goldfinches put on quite a show as they dive into fields of this flower when it is going to seed. This is the famous flower of many romantic legends, thus the name “Bachelor’s Button”. Young single girls wore the bloom as a signal of availability in Old England. It also always figures prominently in the Victorian "Language of Flowers"--of which there are several versions.

SKU

ASL4I31

Common Name

Bachelor's Button

Botanical Name

Centaurea

Zones

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Light Requirements

Full Sun

Flower Color

Purple

Mature Height

14-20" tall

Estimated Mature Spread

9-18" wide

Bloom Time

Early to Mid Summer

Planting Depth

Crown of plant should rest just at or above the soil surface after watering in.

Ships As

Potted Plant

Planting Time

Spring / Summer

Soil Type

Clay Soil, Sandy Soil, Moist/Wet Soil, Acidic Soil

Soil Moisture

Average, Moist/Wet

Advantages

Attract Butterflies, Cut Flowers

Ships to Hawaii, Alaska & Canada

No

Planting & Care

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Shipping begins in late March based on ground temperatures, warmest zones first.

As soon as your order is placed you will receive an order confirmation email that will include your shipping information. We ship perennials and spring-planted bulbs at the proper planting time for your hardiness zone. Perennials and spring-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you need express shipping or have any questions, please call Customer Service toll-free at (877) 309-7333 or contact us by email.

You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Your order is scheduled to arrive at your door, fresh and ready to plant, usually within 3-5 days of leaving our warehouse, depending on your shipping address. We pack our plants to withstand up to 10 days in transit, in the event transit is delayed. We cannot guarantee arrival on a specific day.
Please make sure to open your package upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

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Love the perennial Batchelor Buttons. One of the few perennials that flowers then reflowers. When it's done flowering the first time, cut down to a few inches and an entire new "crop" will grow and provide more flowers. Almost foolproof.

Mine is certainly taller than 20"! Closer to 30+" so it does require staking.